China, the Portuguese, and the Nanyang : Oceans and Routes, Regions and Trade (c.1000-1600) (Hardcover)

Contents: Introduction; Structural Issues and Trade: Ming maritime trade to southeast Asia, 1368-1567: visions of a system; Sino-Portuguese relations circa 1513/14-1550s; China's medieval fanfang - a model for Macau under the Ming?; Camphor in east and southeast Asian Trade, c. 1500: a synthesis of Portuguese and Asian sources. The Perception of Space and Sailing Routes: Quanzhou: at the northern edge of a southeast Asian 'Mediterranean'; SA¼dostasiens Meere nach chinesischen Quellen (Song und Yuan); Jottings on Chinese sailing routes to southeast Asia, especially on the eastern route in Ming times. Islands and Regions: Die Paracel- und Spratly-Inseln in Sung-, YA¼an- und frA¼hen Ming-Texten: ein maritimes Grenzgebiet?; Hainans AuA?enbeziehungen wA¤hrend der frA¼hen Ming-Zeit; Possible Chinese references to the Barus Area (Tang to Ming); Wang Dayuan on Kerala; Index.